BAYBORO – Bradley Bennett found his rhythm from beyond the 3-point arc.

Pamlico’s sharpshooting junior connected on four treys to propel the Hurricanes to their first Coastal Plains Conference win of the season.

Bennett finished with 19 points as Pamlico knocked off Dixon, 75-61, on Tuesday in Bayboro.

Pamlico (6-7, 1-1 Coastal Plains) built a 12-point lead following a three-point play by senior Jermicus Brown in the second quarter. Dixon rallied to cut its deficit to 31-26 at halftime.

Pamlico extended its cushion to 14 points after a bucket by D.J. Lewis. The Bulldogs finished the third quarter strong, trailing 49-45 after a lay-up by Robbie Wyble.

Brown converted three free throws to push Pamlico’s advantage back to double-digits with 1:05 remaining.

The Hurricanes put the game away.

“I told the guys in there that it’s better to win ugly than lose pretty,” Pamlico coach Earl Sadler said. “This was big to get this monkey off our back. You can’t go 0-2 in the conference and expect to compete for a conference championship.”

Dixon’s Daniel Page scored 18 points and snagged nine rebounds before fouling out with 1:30 left in the game.

“That’s the way we play,” Sadler said. “The ball is going to go to who is open and who is knocking shots down. We have guys that didn’t score that could be the next 19-point scorer.”

Jaylen Mitchell and Curtis Trexel both scored 12 points for Dixon.

The Hurricanes travel to Lejeune on Friday.

Girls

Pamlico 53, Dixon 43

BAYBORO – The Pamlico Hurricanes needed a second-half surge to beat Dixon, 53-43, in a girls’ basketball game on Tuesday in Bayboro.

Trailing for most of the first half, and part of the third quarter, Hurricanes’ senior Kenya Midgette drained a 3-pointer three minutes into the second half to give Pamlico a 26-24 lead. It was the Hurricanes first advantage since early in the first quarter.

“(Kenya) makes them in practice, and she asks me why she can’t make them in a game,” Pamlico coach April Rose said. “I told her it will come at the right time. Every game we need someone to give us a boost. That was definitely the momentum booster.”